Experiment 428768

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismEmpty organism
CitationVAN DER NAALT,J: HAAXMA-REICHE,H: VAN DEN BERG,AP: HAZENBERG,BPC: MOLENAAR,WM:. (1992). ACUTE NEUROMYOPATHY AFTER COLCHICINE TREATMENT.. 51(11)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseDISCUSSED IS A CASE STUDY OF A 66 YEAR-OLD MALE WITH A HISTORY OF RENAL TRANSPLANTATION 4 YEARS EARLIER. THE PATIENT RECEIVED COLCHICINE FOR URATE CRYSTAL ARTHRITIS FOR THE 4 WEEKS PRIOR TO BEING PRESENTED TO THE HOSPITAL. ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND QUADRICEP BIOPSY LED TO DIAGNOSIS OF NEUROMYOPATHY. THE TOXIC DRUG LEVEL AT ADMISSION AND RAPID IMPROVEMENT AFTER ITS DISCONTINUATION ALONG WITH OTHER FINDINGS POINT TO COLCHICINE AS THE CAUSATIVE AGENT.
Dose amount0.5 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE